In her graphic novel, “This Beautiful, Ridiculous City” Kay Sohini tells her story as an immigrant and survivor of an abusive relationship. For her, New York City isn’t just a place of dreams but a source for healing and self-discovery.
“Is a River Alive?” by Robert McFarland.
20/05/2026 | 8 mins.
Robert McFarland is a naturalist who is also a gifted writer. His latest book is joyful and mind-expanding journey towards an ancient idea- should we think of rivers as living beings? Hear a review of “Is a River Alive?”
“Small Ceremonies” by Kyle Edwards
13/05/2026 | 7 mins.
Their high school hockey team is so bad, it probably won’t take the ice again next year. This uncertain future is where the main character, Tommy finds himself in the novel “Small Ceremonies” by Kyle Edwards. It’s story of friendships and struggles for a group of Native high students in Winnipeg
“Sea of Grass" by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty
06/05/2026 | 10 mins.
The vast American prairie is an ecological marvel- home to bison, elk, wolves and prairie dogs. The changes made on this environment by European settlers and their agricultural methods are the subject of “Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie.”
“What We Can Know” by Ian McEwan.
29/04/2026 | 8 mins.
One hundred years in the future, a lonely British scholar longs for our time as he chases a poem written in 2014. He’s captivated by what he imagines were the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its zenith. It’s the carefully plotted literary novel, “What We Can Know” by Ian McEwan.
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